Tag Archives: Top Sports Stories (Feb 28

AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR moves to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend with several leading drivers hoping to rebound from poor finishes in the season-opening Daytona 500. While Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated his second Daytona 500 victory, rivals…

Wizards 134, Raptors 129 (3OT): Marcin Gortat scored a career-high 31 points and John Wall had a pair of key steals in the third overtime as visiting Washington outlasted Toronto for its fifth consecutive win.With the teams trading punches over all thr…

Heat 108, Knicks 82: LeBron James scored 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting in his first game since suffering a broken nose as Miami trounced visiting New York.Dwyane Wade added 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting and Mario Chalmers scored 11 as the Heat cruise…

Predators 3, Lightning 2: Patric Hornqvist knocked in a rebound during a power play with 6:04 left in the third period to snap a tie and Nashville held on to defeat visiting Tampa Bay.Matt Cullen and defenseman Roman Josi also scored man-advantage goal…

NEWARK, N.J. – Some time off did a world of good for the New Jersey Devils. Center Adam Henrique scored twice and left wing Patrik Elias had a goal and two assists as the Devils returned from the 16-day respite for the 2014 Sochi Olympics with a 5-2 vi…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Meighan Simmons highlighted a 31-point performance with a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute, and No. 10 Tennessee held off LSU, 72-67, on Thursday night after the Lady Tigers had erased a 21-point halftime hole. Simmons hit f…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — With one shot, No. 22 Ohio State had a chance to wash away a game full of missteps and prevent Penn State from pulling off yet another upset of the Buckeyes. Aaron Craft drew the defense to him and passed to a wide-open Lenzelle Sm…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There was rain, fire, soap suds and fog in the most bizarre Daytona 500 in history. When it was all over, Matt Kenseth was the only sure thing. It wasn’t even close. Kenseth capped a crazy 36 hours for NASCAR by winning the …

At this point, you might as well just call it the Linternet. (Insert eye rolls at these, and the many, many other, horrible Lin puns here.) Regardless of your feelings about Lin’s play and the tortured turns of phrase folks use to talk about it, it is …

You think of Tiger Woods, you see him with a club in hand, ready to attempt a clutch shot. Or fist-pumping after sinking a big putt. Or . . . how about in scuba gear, leading an attack on enemy forces? That last scenario isn’t so far-fetched, according…

"I followed the same procedure in collecting Mr. Braun’s sample as I did in the hundreds of other samples I collected under the program," Laurenzi said in a statement, referring to the drug testing program administered by Major League Baseball and the …

It helps to stay on your feet if you want to impress the NFL scouts. Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard stumbled out of the gates while running his 40-yard dash during the NFL’s Scouting Combine over the weekend and ended up falling face first…

With the news that Jason Varitek has decided to retire, many Red Sox fans are thinking back at all the big games and huge Boston moments he’s been a part of. It’s also a fitting time to think about where Varitek ranks on the all-time list of catchers. …